About

To paraphrase..."We'll Be Back!"

For those of you visiting this page for
the first time or revisiting after August 26, we encourage you to sign up for
our mailing list at http://www.VzaV-Watch.com/register.php so
you can be kept in the loop as we plan our re-launch on Kickstarter. And just
for signing up...we'll send you a lagniappe.

Our decision to cancel -- versus just let
the time run out -- was not a difficult one once we conferred with the expert
staff at Kickstarter and Kicktraq. CANCELING, when done by the project
team (rather than Kickstarter), is a little-known and positive
approach (despite the way it sounds), which ultimately has led to
success for a number of projects that found themselves in the same
position we were in -- well out of reach of our funding goal, and
running out of time.

We plan to re-launch soon. Before we
can do that though, one critical decision we need to make is how much
we can lower the funding goal, realistically. We'll make that determination as
quickly as we can once we receive the new production costs based on different
quantities.

And as for our revolutionary V-ZA-V Watch,
it has received praise at every step: from concept, through the patent process,
and with each version of drawings, models and now working prototypes.
Our latest prototype works like a dream, and we’re poised to get into
production, plus we continue to field interest from businesses wanting to help
bring our revolutionary, face-changing V-ZA-V Watch to market. So more
than ever, we believe the V-ZA-V can change the face of the watch…as we
know it. We hope you'll come to think so too.

To allour amazingly loyal backers who
have already recommitted to the new project, we thank you, and we will not let
you down a second time. For those of you who are new to the project or current
backers still deciding to recommit, click on the "Comments" section
above to check out some of the incredible words of support we’ve received
within 24 hours of announcing that we would be canceling in order to re-launch.

NEW PROTOTYPE Ready for LAST WEEK of FUNDING

The face-changing V-ZA-V Watch has entered its second revolution. Now it's more defined and stylized, but the makeover is not just cosmetic. It's now even quicker and easier to slide the watchfaces in and out -- we've traded in the sliding drawer for a rubber-like outer bezel, and reshaped the faceplates.

"V-ZA-V™ seems to be rather forward-thinking,...their product creates less clutter and it’s a greener solution, as only one watch is necessary to fit all types of DIY watch faces."

"I think your project is great, I live in Paris where watches are The Accessories to absolutely have....I don't want to buy 3 or 10 different watches....And I find your project : my dream solution. You did it !!!" --NB(France)

The rallying cry of the New Watch Movement is: Shell out less for a watch (and watchfaces) andkeep more in your pocket.

Still need to check with Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman to see if he agrees with us. Think about it: Every time you buy a Facial Expressions watchface (avg. price $3, but many as little as 99¢), your understated, quartz movement V-ZA-V Watch takes on the look of a new self-expressive, fun, and stylish watch.

So it doesn’t make sense (economically speaking) to buy another watch (because the watchface is non-removable)every time youwant a watch face with a new look or to go with something different or when you’re in the mood to express another side of your personality.

"Love the idea, not actually a watch wearer myself but considering a change after seeing this Kickstarter."

--MA(US)

We don’t know if the days of non-removable, “stuck in time” watch faces are numbered, but we’re just saying, our removable and self-expressiveFacial Expressions designs--available online in real time--will cost as little as 99¢, and…in the time it takes to slide in a new face...Voilà...you’ll have the look of a new watch, without the cost (or a watchface stuck in time ever again.)

It's revolutionary, it's quick, it's easy, and it's inexpensive:

We’ll supply the V-ZA-V Watch pack, the sophisticated e-commerce website, an almost endless array of digital watchface images, our proprietary faceplates material, and you supply the imagination and the personal photo-quality printer.

That’s all it takes to join our cause, so that watch faces the world over can be set free, never again to be “stuck in time.”

“Finally an apparel watch that is as modular and innovatively fresh as a person changing their wardrobe...while also providing the ability to add a whole new dimension of personal fashion mixed with style.”--Chaz Nash, watchesonnet.com Luxury Watches blog

It won’t be long now until this year’s smart wrist will be seen sporting the simple, yet stylish V-ZA-V watch. This season’s expressive line of Facial Expressions™ for every occasion will be introduced online this Fall on the V-ZA-V website. (Your original designs could be part of the collection in our Facial Expressions Store. Send us examples to faces@VzaV-Watch.com.)

Despite--or maybe because of--the fact that almost every personal electronic device has a time display, watches--specifically analog watches--are more popular than ever. On Kickstarter alone, there have been more than 20 watch-related Kickstarter projects--including TikTok, the first monster project, and three biggies in the past couple of months: Pebble, the $10,000,000 watch project, Bia, which came out of nowhere to raise over $400,000 in the last week of funding, and Cookoo, which is a very special analog watch. We've backed them all!

Whether high-tech or high-touch like the V-ZA-V Watch, wristwatches have been “re-discovered” as cool and very expressive fashion accessories. And the reason comes down to one indisputable fact:

Ever since watches started coming out of the pocket, people have worn wristwatches to express their personalities, their moods, even their aspirations. And much of that expressiveness is the work of the humble watch face, which has always maintained its time-honored position, unmovably “stuck in time.” So...

And that’s how the patented V-ZA-V watch got its start. To learn more
about the V-ZA-V story, click here to go to our 1.0 website.

"Love the idea behind the V-ZA-V watch...happy to throw in my two cents (more like $60 :p)..." --RM (UK)

At V-ZA-V, we believe your watch should say something about you, not somebody else. That’s exactly what the V-ZA-V watch can do, it time morphs: so you can physically change watch faces--in a matter of seconds--to complement your personality, mood, wardrobe...even your aspirations.

The wafer-thin, expressive faceplates will be made of our proprietary Faceplates™ material--a high-quality, tear-proof, smudge-proof, waterproof, durable and resilient, instant-dry substrate. The material will have micro-perforations to outline the faceplates, and a die-cut linear passage which leads the faceplate around the center shaft of the watch.

In much the same way you’d slide a disc into a DVD player, you slide a mini disc (the faceplate) into the V-ZA-V watch.

"I'm loving the project -- thanks, and best of luck!"--MN(UK)

Our analog V-ZA-V watch looks and functions like a classic wristwatch, with some very modern and patented
innovations.

Incorporating the best ofthe classic and the modern is a constant theme at V-ZA-V. The way the watch and removable faces work together are definitelyhigh-touch,
but the watch has been designed (and continues to be refined) using high-tech tools. And the pleasure you’ll experience physically slidinga removable faceplate into the V-ZA-V watch is all about touch and feel.

But it’s the advances in information technology (eureka!) that have allowed us to realize our high-tech dreams -- getting an endless array of high-quality and
expressive watchface imagesinto your V-ZA-V watch and onto your wrist, quickly, easily, and
inexpensively.

Dream # 1 Realized: display every
imaginable (and licensable) watchface design as a digital image on the V-ZA-V website, and develop a system and method allowing images to
be produced in a matter of seconds on any personal photo-quality inkjet printer.

Dream # 2 Realized: produce the images on high-quality proprietary material (faceplates™
material) having all the desirable production specifications including, compatibility with ink-jet printers to produce vivid, instant-dry color images;
wafer-thin mil; durable and tear-proof; pliable and resilient, to name a few.

And here's how quick and easy it is to change facial expressions:

1. With your thumb and forefinger, lift up the flexible outer bezel to reveal the faceplate compartment.

2. Slide in a removable faceplate.

3. Push the outer bezel back into position, sealing the faceplate compartment.

4. Voilà! You now have the look of a new watch.

Redesigned faceplate inserted into newly styled prototype.

We
hope you agree these high-tech
innovations result in the high-touch satisfaction of being able to express yourself with the V-ZA-V watch whenever you want.

"I am so excited about your idea."--TT(US)

Watch, Strap, and Faceplate Specs & the Team

As many of you know, with any manufacturing effort--particularly on a new product--changes and improvements, obstacles and barriers, breakthroughs and epiphanies are part of the landscape. The information we are sharing below is where we are as we enter the last days of our funding.

Specifications revised as of August 1, 2012 :

The V-ZA-V team has been hand picked from across the USA to bring together a group of very talented and seasoned professionals from all the disciplines needed to design, develop, produce, and market the patented V-ZA-V watch and its removable and interchangeable watchfaces. We are now on the verge of heading off to the Far East to get this revolutionary timepiece manufactured. (An outline of our manufacturing plan appears below.)

The critical players of our Industrial Design and Engineering team include: the esteemed and colorful Stan Rickel, Chair of the Industrial Design Department at RIT (perennially voted one of the top ten Industrial Design programs in the US) and KEK Associates, the award-winning, second-generation Industrial Design firm whose practical and aesthetic solutions to vexing design problems originally brought them to our attention. (BTW, Scott Wilson of LunaTik and Kickstarter fame got his start at KEK.) Click here to go to our 1.0 website to learn more about the V-ZA-V team.

“So come on you fashion devotees and trend setting capitalists check out V-ZA-V on Kickstarter and become of part of time making history that literally changes the face of time and fashion.”--Chaz Nash,watchesonnet.com Luxury Watches blog

Every member of the V-ZA-V team has spent his or her career involved in
complex and detailed projects--many of them new, innovative, and even
breakthrough products for both the professional and consumer marketplaces. Part of the collective success of our team
is the fascination with what’s new--not just in
what we’re working on at the moment, but in finding new ways to look at, what
and how, we do things.

That attitude has been present throughout the process doing what needs to get done to be ready to produce our revolutionary watch
this Fall.

Here’s a snapshot of what we have on
schedule from now through November:

To
all of you who have taken the time to learn about our project and seriously
consider backing the V-ZA-V Watch, we thank you. And for those of you who have taken the next
step and backed us at one of the Pledge Reward levels, we offer our sincere thanks and gratitude. We hope that every time you strap on your
V-ZA-V watch and glance at it to get the time or to enjoy one of your Facial
Expressions, that you are reminded that YOU made this a reality.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $5 or more
About $5

The pledge reward above + our exclusive V-ZA-V Face Finder: the perfect tool when in search of new watchface ideas for your V-ZA-V watch. Place finder over images to "frame" them as watchfaces. Have fun. Add $5 to ship to Canada and $10 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $20 or more
About $20

The pledge rewards above + your choice: minimalist Compact Mirror or neat Compass (each with V-ZA-V logo and tagline). V-ZA-V gives you the time of day and gives you a way to check out your face or check which way you're facing. Add $5 to ship to Canada and $10 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more than $25)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $42 or more
About $42

FIRST-EDITION V-ZA-V watch PACK for $42. Once the EARLIEST BACKER rewards are SOLD OUT, you can still get the watch pack (described in the EARLIEST BACKER pledge) Add $10 to ship to Canada and $15 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: $65)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $65 or more
About $65

PROMO for the NEW WATCH MOVEMENT -- the FIRST-EDITION V-ZA-V WATCH pack (described in the EARLIEST BACKER pledge above) + the FIRST EDITION V-ZA-V T-SHIRT of your choice + a matching removable watchface! Our original gang of six V-ZA-V spokes-characters (shown throughout the left column) now have their own high-quality T-Shirt. Select your favorite in support of the NEW WATCH MOVEMENT. Add $10 to ship to Canada. Add $15 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more than $85)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge US$ 150 or more
About $150

SIGNATURE edition V-ZA-V WATCH for EARLIEST BACKERS -- Be among the first 300 backers to grab this offer and get rewarded with all the rewards described in the EARLIEST BACKER pledge above, only BETTER. We're swapping out the first-edition V-ZA-V watch for the SIGNATURE-edition watch -- ONLY available to KICKSTARTER BACKERS. It will NEVER BE PRODUCED AGAIN. The SPECIAL FEATURES include: it will come with a certificate of authenticity and be SERIALIZED on the back, plus DISPLAYED on the watch movement's clear cover there will be the ACTUAL Kickstarter FUNDING DATE and the INVENTOR'S SIGNATURE -- both will be VISIBLE whenever a WATCHFACE is removed. Add $10 to ship to Canada. Add $15 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more than $220 as collectible)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $155 or more
About $155

SIGNATURE-edition V-ZA-V WATCH pack : one SIGNATURE-edition watch + slip-thru strap + faceplate material + $5 in credits for watchface designs on our website. This SIGNATURE-edition Watch is ONLY available to KICKSTARTER BACKERS. It will NEVER BE PRODUCED AGAIN. (See the special features of this watch described in the $150 pledge level above. Add $10 to ship to Canada. Add $15 to ship Internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more than $195 as collectible)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $175 or more
About $175

SIGNATURE-edition V-ZA-V WATCH pack + the First-Edition T-Shirt of your choice. SIGNATURE-edition ONLY AVAILABLE TO KICKSTARTERS and will NEVER BE PRODUCED AGAIN. (See the full description of the SIGNATURE-edition watch in the $150 pledge level, and read about the FIRST EDITION T-SHIRTS in the $65 pledge level.) Add $10 to ship to Canada, add $15 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more than $215 as collectible)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge US$ 185 or more
About $185

NEW! as of 7/29 BOTH WATCH VERSIONS! at EARLIEST BACKER SAVINGS - with ALL THE REWARDS described in BOTH the First Edition and the Signature Edition EARLIEST BACKER pledge levels above. You get both versions of the V-ZA-V Watch - the First-Edition AND the SIGNATURE-Edition watch -- which is ONLY available to KICKSTARTER BACKERS and will NEVER BE PRODUCED AGAIN. The SPECIAL FEATURES include: it will come with a certificate of authenticity and be SERIALIZED on the back, plus DISPLAYED on the watch movement's clear cover there will be the ACTUAL Kickstarter FUNDING DATE and the INVENTOR'S SIGNATURE -- both will be VISIBLE whenever a WATCHFACE is removed. Add $15 to ship to Canada. Add $20 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more than $305 as collectible)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $195 or more
About $195

SIGNATURE-edition WHOLE ENCHILADA -- All the rewards described in the $85 pledge level, only BETTER. We're swapping out the first-edition V-ZA-V watch for the SIGNATURE-edition V-ZA-V watch. (See the full description of the SIGNATURE-edition watch in the $150 pledge level.) Add $15 to ship to Canada. Add $20 to ship internationally. FREE USA SHIPPING. (Retail value: more than $240 as collectible)